Global Village Announces FaxWorks Gateway for Exchange.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1997--Global Village Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :GVIL), today announced FaxWorks Gateway for Exchange, an easy-to-use network fax server for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT and Exchange environments. FaxWorks Gateway will be available from distributors and resellers on June 1. "Global Village makes the process of communicating intuitive, natural, and uncomplicated," said Neil Selvin, president and chief executive officer of Global Village. "FaxWorks Gateway for Exchange is the most robust fax server product on the market, and is easy to install, use and administer. We are committed to ensuring that FaxWorks and other Global Village products will integrate seamlessly with our customers' existing messaging infrastructure." FaxWorks Gateway for Exchange is a new option for the award winning FaxWorks Server for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . This feature allows users to send and receive faxes directly from their existing Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. desktop, and also reap the benefits of a networked fax server solution. Computer based faxing offers substantial cost and productivity benefits over traditional fax machines. Integrating a networked fax server solution with the existing messaging infrastructure takes that advantage to the next level, improving ease of use for the end user, and ease of administration for the IS Department. FaxWorks Gateway for Exchange incorporates technology that allows users to attach over 200 different file types to their fax message in a simple drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. fashion. Users can select from an exhaustive list of file types, including many that are not available from other vendors, including HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. files. "Customers told us that a key feature is the ability to attach files to fax messages as easily as they are attached today in the e-mail paradigm," said Kay Stephenson George Kay Stephenson (born December 17, 1944) is a former American football player and coach whose latter career has seen him work in four different professional leagues. , director of marketing for LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Software at Global Village Communication. "We took this feedback to heart and ensured that customers could attach virtually every file type, without cumbersome intermediary Intermediary See: Financial intermediary intermediary See financial intermediary. steps." Pricing and Availability FaxWorks Gateway for Exchange and all FaxWorks products are sold by VARs and resellers worldwide and are available from major distributors such as Ingram, Tech Data and Merisel. FaxWorks Gateway for Exchange has a list price of $995, and will be available through distributors by June 1, 1997. A 10-user license for FaxWorks Server for Windows NT is priced at $1,595, and is available now. About Global Village Communication With over 8 million customers, Global Village Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GVIL) is a leading supplier of integrated communication solutions for personal compworkgroups; and wireless Internet receivers that provide multimedia news, sports and weather information direct to the desktop. Global Village sells its products directly and through leading VARs, retailers and distributors worldwide. For more information, please visit the Global Village web site, The Village, at http://www.globalvillage.com . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Global Village Communication and FaxWorks and are trademarks of Global Village Communication, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Global Village Communication Heidi Palmer/Daisy Biggers, 408/523-2204/2342 heidi_palmer@globalvillage.com daisy_biggers@globalvillage.com |
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